Exercise Improves Executive Function and Dual-task Decrements

Older Adults Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Multicomponent Exercise Improves Executive Function and Dual-task Decrements in Gait Among Older Adults

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02102308
• Other study ID #: elderly1
• Secondary ID: NSC100-2314-B-01
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: March 26, 2014
• Last updated: March 29, 2014
• Start date: August 2012
• Est. completion date: December 2013

Study information

• Verified date: March 2014
• Source: National Yang Ming University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Taiwan: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

A 12-week multicomponent exercise is effective in improving executive function and gait performance in dual-task conditions.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 29
• Est. completion date: December 2013
• Est. primary completion date: December 2013
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 65 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• age more than 65 years old

• ability to walk outdoor independently without assistive devices

Exclusion Criteria:

• unstable medical conditions interfering with participation in the study

• diagnosis of dementia, psychosis, neurological disease, and depression

• unable to receive external information for finishing the neuropsychological tests

Study Design

Allocation: Non-Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Older Adults

Intervention

Other:
• Exercise
Multicomponent exercise
• Education classes

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	Department of Physical Therapy and Assistive Technology	Taipei

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Yang Ming University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	spatial and temporal gait parameters	velocity (cm/s), stride time (ms), stride length (cm), stride time variability (%) and stride length variability (%) under single- or two dual-task conditions	12 weeks	No
Secondary	Executive Interview	This test consisted of 25-item rating for executive function on tasks. Scores ranged from 0 to 2 for each item, and higher scores indicated worse performance.	12 weeks	No